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Neuropsych
The N1 sleep stage: How the first 10 minutes of sleep can unlock your creative potential
Thomas Edison was on to something…
Ross Pomeroy
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Smart Skills
Using big words doesn’t make you sound smarter
George Orwell got it right: "Never use a long word where a short one will do."
Tom Hartsfield
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The Well
When do humans become conscious — in the womb or after birth?
Neuroscience is beginning to provide clues about the emergence of human consciousness.
Tim Bayne
John Templeton Foundation
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Neuropsych
How our brains distinguish reality from imagination — and what it means for schizophrenia
The hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia may be due to a "reality threshold" that is lower than it should be.
Mo Costandi
a jet is flying through the air with smoke coming out of it.
Smart Skills
To be successful, you need to fail 16% of the time
Take a hint from Einstein and Mozart — unplug and make peace with some degree of failure.
Adam Alter
a drawing of a clown wearing a red and blue hat.
High Culture
Murderabilia: Our morbid fascination with the garish art of American serial killers
Rather than sending serial killer art to auctions, it should be sent to abnormal psychologists for research.
Tim Brinkhof
a picture of a group of curved lines.
Neuropsych
Echolocation mastery activates the visual cortex in blind individuals
A recent study highlights the astounding adaptability of the human brain.
Mo Costandi
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